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<blockquote data-quote="HerefordSire" data-source="post: 641702" data-attributes="member: 4437"><p><em>Figured you may find this interesting and maybe humourous....</em></p><p></p><p>Suspending Mark To Market Accounting: The Tale Of Two Cows</p><p></p><p>You have two cows.</p><p></p><p>You write down on a piece of paper that the cows are worth $100 each.</p><p></p><p>You notice the cows are on fire.</p><p></p><p>Your paper still says $100.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, mark to market has been suspended so you don't have to pay attention to the fire.</p><p></p><p>Your cows are dead from fire.</p><p></p><p>Your paper still says $100.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, mark to market has been suspended so you don't have to pay attention to the dead cows.</p><p></p><p>You notice that you aren't getting as much milk as expected, so you adjust the model and mark the cows down to $98. You are confident, however, that the dislocated stream of milk revenue will quickly revert to expectations.</p><p></p><p>You need to borrow some money so you ask investors for a loan against the cows. The investors tell you the cows are dead, and you already owe them $200 dollars you borrowed to buy them in the first place. You show them the paper that says the cows are worth $98 each.</p><p></p><p>They light your paper on fire.</p><p></p><p>You ask the government to buy the dead cows at $98 each.</p><p></p><p>The government holds meetings all weekend and finally comes up with a plan to inject $45 dollars into your cattle ranch. In exchange, the government gets a right to milk generated from the cows at some point in the future. It expects you'll buy a new cow with the $45.</p><p></p><p>You have two dead cows, $45 and $200 in debt to your investors. You have no plans to buy new cows.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/2009/2/suspending-mark-to-market-accounting-the-tale-of-two-cows" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/2009/2/s ... f-two-cows</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerefordSire, post: 641702, member: 4437"] [i]Figured you may find this interesting and maybe humourous....[/i] Suspending Mark To Market Accounting: The Tale Of Two Cows You have two cows. You write down on a piece of paper that the cows are worth $100 each. You notice the cows are on fire. Your paper still says $100. Fortunately, mark to market has been suspended so you don't have to pay attention to the fire. Your cows are dead from fire. Your paper still says $100. Fortunately, mark to market has been suspended so you don't have to pay attention to the dead cows. You notice that you aren't getting as much milk as expected, so you adjust the model and mark the cows down to $98. You are confident, however, that the dislocated stream of milk revenue will quickly revert to expectations. You need to borrow some money so you ask investors for a loan against the cows. The investors tell you the cows are dead, and you already owe them $200 dollars you borrowed to buy them in the first place. You show them the paper that says the cows are worth $98 each. They light your paper on fire. You ask the government to buy the dead cows at $98 each. The government holds meetings all weekend and finally comes up with a plan to inject $45 dollars into your cattle ranch. In exchange, the government gets a right to milk generated from the cows at some point in the future. It expects you'll buy a new cow with the $45. You have two dead cows, $45 and $200 in debt to your investors. You have no plans to buy new cows. [url=http://www.businessinsider.com/2009/2/suspending-mark-to-market-accounting-the-tale-of-two-cows]http://www.businessinsider.com/2009/2/s ... f-two-cows[/url] [/QUOTE]
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